142
142
Feb 12, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
[ cheers and applause ] well, president obama said yesterday that he's got some love for the steelers. [ cheers and boos ] yeah. he said he's got the love for the steelers, specifically goldman sachs, aig, citibank. [ laughter ] i don't know if you guys saw this, in an interview yesterday egyptian president hosni mubarak said that barack obama doesn't understand egyptian culture. man, get off your high camel, right? [ laughter ] this is nice. i heard that charlie sheen is paying the "two and a half men" crew's salary while he's in rehab. [ light laughter ] it just goes to show, right, despite all the scandal and the drugs, at the end of the day, he's actually a very rich guy. [ laughter and applause ] and get this, charlie sheen's estranged wife brooke mueller is reportedly in talks to go on "dancing with the stars." yeah, even charlie was like, "yikes, embarrassing." [ laughter ] whateve. whateve. hey, facebook celebrated its seventh birthday today, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. cool. i have to be honest, though, i only remembered its birthday, because i saw it on facebook.
[ cheers and applause ] well, president obama said yesterday that he's got some love for the steelers. [ cheers and boos ] yeah. he said he's got the love for the steelers, specifically goldman sachs, aig, citibank. [ laughter ] i don't know if you guys saw this, in an interview yesterday egyptian president hosni mubarak said that barack obama doesn't understand egyptian culture. man, get off your high camel, right? [ laughter ] this is nice. i heard that charlie sheen is paying the "two...
227
227
Feb 25, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 227
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> president obama has publicly condemned the violence in libya, but the problem for the u.s. and other countries continues to be the inability to shape events while watching these events unfold. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this from our d.c. newsroom this evening. >> good evening, brian. the president talked to the leaders of france, great britain and italy today trying to organize a united front against gadhafi. tomorrow nato will meet and discuss among other options a no-fly zone. i'm told that is a very remote possibility, difficult to implement. the u.n. will likely vote next week to suspend libya from the human rights council and could launch investigations that could eventually go to the international criminal court. the europeans have voted to take steps toward tougher sanctions and arms embargo and president obama can take similar steps by executive order. but will any of this impress gadhafi who is described by experts and you heard richard engel as both confrontational and delusional. so officials say it is possible that none
. >>> president obama has publicly condemned the violence in libya, but the problem for the u.s. and other countries continues to be the inability to shape events while watching these events unfold. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this from our d.c. newsroom this evening. >> good evening, brian. the president talked to the leaders of france, great britain and italy today trying to organize a united front against gadhafi. tomorrow nato will meet...
305
305
Feb 27, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 305
favorite 0
quote 0
thises a president obama said for the first time in the phone conversation that gadhafi needs to do what is right by leaving now. the latest in an interview with moammar gadhafi's son coming up. >>> back home the prost its in wisconsin continue over that controversial bill to cut union workers benefits. on saturday, more than 70,000 people rallied at the state capital, but, today, police will reportedly start clearing the bill so the building can close and be cleaned. some said they will peacefully resist and we'll have the latest on that coming up in a few minutes. >>> the royal wedding now just about two months away. william and kate's invitations were sent last week. now we know who has gotten them in the mail specifically in kate's home village. they want it to be the people's wedding. find out which small town commoners they invited to their big day. >> we know who got the invitations and we also know who didn't get the invitations. >>> speaking of weddings, bold, public marriage proposals before on those big signs, what about taking it to the airwaves? that's what one ohio man did
thises a president obama said for the first time in the phone conversation that gadhafi needs to do what is right by leaving now. the latest in an interview with moammar gadhafi's son coming up. >>> back home the prost its in wisconsin continue over that controversial bill to cut union workers benefits. on saturday, more than 70,000 people rallied at the state capital, but, today, police will reportedly start clearing the bill so the building can close and be cleaned. some said they...
170
170
Feb 25, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
in a statement issued by the white house, president obama welcomed the, quote, positive sign urging the allgieran government to do more to promote freedom for its people. >>> a college student in texas has been arrested for plotting a string of terror attacks here in the u.s. the 20-year-old obtained materials for a bomb and researched places for bombings. agents were tipped off an a north carolina chemical company reported he placed a suspicious order. he wrote in his journal that it was, quote, time for jihad. if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence. >>> in wisconsin, despite protests, a controversial push to strip unions of their bargaining rights, the wisconsin state assembly passed a bill. the measure now moves to the state senate where republicans hold the majority, but senate democrats have fled the state to prevent a vote. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in texas, investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire that swept through a day care center killing three children. the kids, ranging in ages 18 months to 3 years old died
in a statement issued by the white house, president obama welcomed the, quote, positive sign urging the allgieran government to do more to promote freedom for its people. >>> a college student in texas has been arrested for plotting a string of terror attacks here in the u.s. the 20-year-old obtained materials for a bomb and researched places for bombings. agents were tipped off an a north carolina chemical company reported he placed a suspicious order. he wrote in his journal that it...
247
247
Feb 13, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 247
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> back home president obama is drawing mixed results for the handling of the egyptian crisis while democrats are praising his wait and see approach, many republicans are slamming his reaction. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> what is the white house's reaction to everything that has taken place in the last couple days in esxwripgypegypt. >> they're being careful to paint this in the best possible light in terms of how they dealt internally and what the president communicated. what you hear from officials is he was privately pushing mubarak hard and he was pushing the military hard and, ultimately, the outcome should be judged on how peaceful it was. the fact that there was not widespread bloodshed and mubarak is gone and the institutions of a potential democracy like the army are in tact and are now able to move forward on drafting a new constitution and putting the reforms in place to get to those elections in the fall. >> let me ask you this. on friday the president comes out and says he'll support the egyptian people moving forward. between tha
. >>> back home president obama is drawing mixed results for the handling of the egyptian crisis while democrats are praising his wait and see approach, many republicans are slamming his reaction. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." >> good morning. >> what is the white house's reaction to everything that has taken place in the last couple days in esxwripgypegypt. >> they're being careful to paint this in the best possible light in terms of how...
228
228
Feb 18, 2011
02/11
by
KQED
tv
eye 228
favorite 0
quote 0
it is still unclear when president obama will carry out his pledge to close the base. he promised to do it by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison, in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned this small naval base in cuba into what had now resembles a typical american town. a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 100 sunday to prisoners are held across seven different compounds -- 172 prisoners are held across seven different compounds. >> i can tell you, in february 2011, their standard of living has increased. >> we are told that the compliant detainees, the help here, they have access to computers, tv, even books. their conditions appeared to have improved from nine years ago. we cannot see all of the camps. one of those is camp 7. its location is secret and it holds those allegedly behind the 9/11 attacks. according to the camp's commander, the conditions of every prison compound has significantly improved since the obama administration has come into office, by taki
it is still unclear when president obama will carry out his pledge to close the base. he promised to do it by the end of january last year. >> marking a new day of the world's most notorious prison, in nine years, america's commitment to the war on terror has turned this small naval base in cuba into what had now resembles a typical american town. a few kilometers across the bay, there is a very different world. 100 sunday to prisoners are held across seven different compounds -- 172...
185
185
Feb 15, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
bur us will con >>> obama administration official says the u.s. is considering requests from egypt's new government who wants to freeze assets of top aides to ousted president hosni mubarak. meanwhile in cairo, a number of workers from several different industries protesting to get better wages. other egyptians are trying to clear tahrir square after nearly three weeks of protests. >>> new from overnight, prince george's county police are now dealing with their 19th homicide of the year. most of you were sleeping, a man was shot and killed in oxon hill. someone discovered the man and called police. he was then taken to the hospital where he died. police have no motives and no suspects. anyone with information is asked to call the police. >>> it is now a 5:35. warning for parents before you send your kids off to the school bus this morning. police say a man offered rides to girls at two different bus stops in prince george's county. both incidents happened in dumfries monday morning. middle school student was waiting for her bus on main street when
bur us will con >>> obama administration official says the u.s. is considering requests from egypt's new government who wants to freeze assets of top aides to ousted president hosni mubarak. meanwhile in cairo, a number of workers from several different industries protesting to get better wages. other egyptians are trying to clear tahrir square after nearly three weeks of protests. >>> new from overnight, prince george's county police are now dealing with their 19th homicide...
260
260
Feb 10, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 260
favorite 0
quote 0
obama wore a $35 dress on the "today" show yesterday. her navy and white polka dot dress is from h & m's current collection. she access rised with her own red belt and completed the look with yellow kitten heels. again, it's from h & m and sells for $34.95. >> such a bargain. >>> tmz is reporting that kelsey and camille grammar's divorce was finalized this afternoon. >> tmz says they'll work out property settlement issues at a later date. kelsey wanted a quickie divorce so he would get a chance to marry his girlfriend. >> in order to get that divorce, kelsey had to post $2.3 million. this protect's camille's pension rights against any new spouse. camille grammar, you may know, stars in it bravo's "real housewives of beverly hills." >>> still ahead, hear from a good samaritan who found a little girl outside in the snow last night after somebody stole her mother's van. >>> three people are dead and two others still missing after a natural gas line exploded in a pennsylvania neighborhood. among the dead, a 4-month-old child and a cup he in
obama wore a $35 dress on the "today" show yesterday. her navy and white polka dot dress is from h & m's current collection. she access rised with her own red belt and completed the look with yellow kitten heels. again, it's from h & m and sells for $34.95. >> such a bargain. >>> tmz is reporting that kelsey and camille grammar's divorce was finalized this afternoon. >> tmz says they'll work out property settlement issues at a later date. kelsey wanted a...
230
230
Feb 24, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 230
favorite 0
quote 0
senior aides at the white house say president obama will not take long to decide what the u.s. and its allies will do about libya. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> the effects of the unrest in the middle east are being felt here in washington. you've probably already felt the pain at the pump. news4's tracee wilkins reports. >> the unrest in libya is causing some unrest here at the pumps. take a look. we're in college park. gas prices here are $3.23. they're even higher in some other parts of the country and some analysts are predicting it could get a lot worse soon. it's the effect of revolution with 44 billion barrels of oil underground. they have no means the largest in the world, accounting for just 2%. still, with some of libya's oil production down, gas prices have already shot up, 5 c week, with regular averaging $3.17 a gallon. predicting it cd go as high as $3.75 to $4 by this summer. higher gas costs will mean higher costs for everything else that needs transportation. including food and clothing. some analysts are also saying that this could actually impact the recov
senior aides at the white house say president obama will not take long to decide what the u.s. and its allies will do about libya. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> the effects of the unrest in the middle east are being felt here in washington. you've probably already felt the pain at the pump. news4's tracee wilkins reports. >> the unrest in libya is causing some unrest here at the pumps. take a look. we're in college park. gas prices here are $3.23. they're even higher in some...
620
620
Feb 15, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 620
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama calls the budget an essential down payment. republicans call it literally d.o.a. >> i guess i would say debt on arrival. >> reporter: almost before the ink was dry the political punches started to fly. the budget promises to cut the deficit in half in two years, with new spending on energy, education and high speed rail and cuts on democrat yk party favorites including summer school pell grants, block grants and assistance with heating bills for low income families. >> the only way to make the investment in the future is if the government starts living within its means. >> reporter: two-thirds of savings would come from spending cuts, the rest from tax hikes. the president's budget misses is message sent by voters in the last election, republicans say. >> it's a patronizing plan that says to the american people their concerns aren't his concerns. >> reporter: republicans continue don't have a plan of their own. >> it is premature to talk about what's in the budget given that it hasn't been written yet. >> reporter: house republ
president obama calls the budget an essential down payment. republicans call it literally d.o.a. >> i guess i would say debt on arrival. >> reporter: almost before the ink was dry the political punches started to fly. the budget promises to cut the deficit in half in two years, with new spending on energy, education and high speed rail and cuts on democrat yk party favorites including summer school pell grants, block grants and assistance with heating bills for low income families....
429
429
tv
eye 429
favorite 0
quote 0
after the speech he spoke to president obama. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the egyptian army appears to be losing patience with the demonstrations that have paralyzed the country. the army called on protesters to go home. it said their message has been heard, but the demonstrations are continuing. room for political compromise is shrinking. for many egyptians it's now a question of mubarak staying or leaving. protests continue this morning despite president mubarak's biggest concession yet. in a highly anticipated television speech last night, the 82-year-old president promised not to run for a new six-year term in september. but he said he'll remain until then. mubarak also refused to leave under pressure in disgrace. i will die in this country, mubarak said, and today hundreds of rowdy pro-mubarak supporters took to the streets. many gathered near the offices of foreign media. the demonstrations in favor of mubarak are nowhere near the size
after the speech he spoke to president obama. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the egyptian army appears to be losing patience with the demonstrations that have paralyzed the country. the army called on protesters to go home. it said their message has been heard, but the demonstrations are continuing. room for political compromise is shrinking. for many egyptians it's now a question of mubarak staying or...
166
166
Feb 17, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 166
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> engine trouble, president obama and tea party republicans score a victory in the house as plans for an expensive jet engine are scrapped. >>> and calling will robinson, is a real-life version of a robot in space headed into orbit is a real-life version of a robot in space headed into orbit soon? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with beyond egypt. this morning, bahrain is the newest and fiercest slash point of unrest in the middle east. inspired by egypt's revolt, police have squared off with protesters in a confrontation that's killed at least four people. with more on this, cnbc's jackie dian ge las joins us from the phone from bahrain. jackie, good morning. can you tell us how it is? >> it's afternoon here and it's been an intense morning in bahrain. the roads right now are blocked. we have major police force in pearl square. that's where last night's altercations occurred. there were reports that protesters were going to do another protest today, but it seems that there's nothing right now. some hospital
. >>> engine trouble, president obama and tea party republicans score a victory in the house as plans for an expensive jet engine are scrapped. >>> and calling will robinson, is a real-life version of a robot in space headed into orbit is a real-life version of a robot in space headed into orbit soon? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with beyond egypt. this morning, bahrain is the newest and...
149
149
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
he spoke with president obama and said a transition to new leadership must begin now. most students have been able to flee, all but two are staying with family in egypt. cairo ee -- only 600 americans were able to leave yesterday. >> americans are keeping an eye, many are worried about family members. and the orthodox church is praying. they say they are energized by what they see coming. >> to have an ally in the middle east, rather than having no friends in the middle east. >>> the dow finished good earnings reports contributed to the big day. up 20% since august. >> you may want to avoid metro on president's day weekend. major delays on the blue, red lines because of platform work. the smithsonian stations will be closed and no service, and shady grove and new york avenue one rail. the new general manager said that the random bag searching policy is here to stay. his comments come one week after metro riders' advisory committee asked the board of directors stopped the searchs until a hearing could be held to have that reviewed. >> why the monster could impact a cert
he spoke with president obama and said a transition to new leadership must begin now. most students have been able to flee, all but two are staying with family in egypt. cairo ee -- only 600 americans were able to leave yesterday. >> americans are keeping an eye, many are worried about family members. and the orthodox church is praying. they say they are energized by what they see coming. >> to have an ally in the middle east, rather than having no friends in the middle east....
179
179
Feb 15, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
today president obama will present the nation's highest civilian award. the presidential medal freedom. poet and educator maya angelou, concert cellist yo-yo ma and fiphilanthropist warren buffett. today the washington nationals players begin to report for spring training. pitchers and catchers due to report to space coast stadium in florida. the rest of the team will arrive on the 20th. all without pitching phenom ste strasburg. >>> lower 14th street closed both directions of pennsylvania avenue. reports of fire inside the reagan building. we will keep you updated throughout the day. >> that's "news4 today." >> the "today" show is next. we will be back here this morning. morning. we start at 4:30 and hope forty years ago, he wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to
today president obama will present the nation's highest civilian award. the presidential medal freedom. poet and educator maya angelou, concert cellist yo-yo ma and fiphilanthropist warren buffett. today the washington nationals players begin to report for spring training. pitchers and catchers due to report to space coast stadium in florida. the rest of the team will arrive on the 20th. all without pitching phenom ste strasburg. >>> lower 14th street closed both directions of...
173
173
Feb 15, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
relief you can trust. >>> president obama unveiled his budget proposal for the coming year, and at a time when a lot of americans are struggling economically and many are worried about this nation's massive national debt, this budget hasn't seemed to satisfy anybody. there are cuts in it that surprise even obama loyalists, and yet as a whole it's not near enough for most republicans. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, inside the briefing room in the west wing. savannah, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. there's a phrase the budget aides like to use. we're taking a scalpel to this budget, not an ax. loosely translated it mean the president is proposing cuts, but also spending in key areas he says will keep this country competitive. arriving this morning on capitol hill, the president's 2012 budget. a bright blue book full of red ink. in baltimore today, the push for more spending on education, the president said his budget also makes tough cuts. >> so what we've done here is make a down payment. but there's going to be more work that needs to be done
relief you can trust. >>> president obama unveiled his budget proposal for the coming year, and at a time when a lot of americans are struggling economically and many are worried about this nation's massive national debt, this budget hasn't seemed to satisfy anybody. there are cuts in it that surprise even obama loyalists, and yet as a whole it's not near enough for most republicans. our white house correspondent, savannah guthrie, inside the briefing room in the west wing. savannah,...
134
134
Feb 3, 2011
02/11
by
KRON
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama condemned the violence and warmed peter maggiore about resisting the will of the people. >> that time is now. >> reporter: christine connelly, kron 4 news. >> the protests are being watched closely by experts who study the politics of the middle east. >> reporter: cocktails lit up the night sky in cairo. steven says he is not surprised the government appears to have sent in paid thugs to break up the rallies. >> they charged in with knives, sticks, quite ugly. hundreds injured. >> reporter: he said some appear to be program who took off their uniforms so they can break the rules. hosni mubarak knows the soldier's loyalty will only go so far. >> i don't think they would obey because the ordinary troops see more in common with the protesters. >> reporter: and that is one side hosni mubarak's regime is crumbling. >> it's whether people will respect your authority, whether they will follow your orders. when they say, hey, you can't demonstrate, you have to abide by the curfew and people ignore it, you know your days are numbers. >> reporter: hosni mubarak will probably be ou
president obama condemned the violence and warmed peter maggiore about resisting the will of the people. >> that time is now. >> reporter: christine connelly, kron 4 news. >> the protests are being watched closely by experts who study the politics of the middle east. >> reporter: cocktails lit up the night sky in cairo. steven says he is not surprised the government appears to have sent in paid thugs to break up the rallies. >> they charged in with knives, sticks,...
405
405
tv
eye 405
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama said the u.s. will recognize the secession in july and will begin to take sudan off the list of countries sponsoring terrorism. >>> a rebel from chechnya is claiming responsibility for a moscow bombing. the rebel leader released the video online and vowed there will be more attacks to come. the government is set to release today the results of the ten-month investigation into toyota, the world's biggest automaker has been saddled with millions of safety recalls. meantime toyota announced the net profit plummeted 39% in the third quarter compared to the year before. >>> and a man has been arrest fwin the so-called polite robber case. >> i really am sorry to have to do this, but i've got kids. >> the suspect gained national attention because of good manners as he robbed a store, even apologizing with his gun drawn. the 65-year-old suspect was arrested at home, not far from where the robbery took place. it is now 7:05. let's go to meredith, matt and al. >> thank you very much. mr. roker, we have a cha
president obama said the u.s. will recognize the secession in july and will begin to take sudan off the list of countries sponsoring terrorism. >>> a rebel from chechnya is claiming responsibility for a moscow bombing. the rebel leader released the video online and vowed there will be more attacks to come. the government is set to release today the results of the ten-month investigation into toyota, the world's biggest automaker has been saddled with millions of safety recalls....
211
211
Feb 14, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 211
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama proposes a plan to slash the definite is the by more than a trillion dollars. but republicans say it's pot enough. >>> and grammy gold. who were thebig winners on the recording industry's biggest who were thebig winners on the recording industry's biggest night? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> that lowe and good morning. today we begin with a new path in egypt. following weeks of protests that brought down the regime of now former president hosni mubarak, egyptians are looking to the future with a cautious optimism. egypt's army is now firmly in control and has made sweeping changes that have been so far welcomed by pro democracy protestors. military leaders have imposed martial law, dissolved the parliament and suspended the constitution. the army says it will be in charge only until elections are held, which could take place as soon as six months from now. meanwhile, normalcy is starting to return to cairo. military police moved into reopen tahrir square to traffic. and it began to air down tents in the square despite resistance from some pr
president obama proposes a plan to slash the definite is the by more than a trillion dollars. but republicans say it's pot enough. >>> and grammy gold. who were thebig winners on the recording industry's biggest who were thebig winners on the recording industry's biggest night? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> that lowe and good morning. today we begin with a new path in egypt. following weeks of protests that brought down the regime of now former president...
112
112
Feb 21, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
dig t dig -- the obamas are not on the guest lists. guests will not include sarah ferguson. the ex-wife of prince andrew and duchess of york, was snubbed. the daughters will likely to attend, since they are cousins with the groom. >> whatever you may think about a royal wedding it is all predecided. it is a working business venteur. >> the 1900 guests won't be sticking around for reception. the list gets more exclusive with 300 attend ing the royal wedding dinner. >>> the first scottish deer hound to win the westminster dog show. she has been making her rounds are, and stopped by the stock market floor on wall street. the owners are trying to take in. >> i saw them award the best in show to my dog. i have to look at it again. to win westminster, there is nothing better for a breeder. >> a beautiful dog, a beautiful handler, a romantic, italian judge. poetry in motion, she was her best that night. >> she got a top dog dinner, complete with a ham berger. >> she will be a live guest on news 4 at 6:00. >> she dines in style. >> i wonder if they will let her play in the snow tomo
dig t dig -- the obamas are not on the guest lists. guests will not include sarah ferguson. the ex-wife of prince andrew and duchess of york, was snubbed. the daughters will likely to attend, since they are cousins with the groom. >> whatever you may think about a royal wedding it is all predecided. it is a working business venteur. >> the 1900 guests won't be sticking around for reception. the list gets more exclusive with 300 attend ing the royal wedding dinner. >>> the...
151
151
Feb 23, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> president obama will spend part of his day with injured troops and their families in bethesda, his first visit there since 2009. the white house said the president will spend about an hour there. and the the former chief of staff rahm emanuel is the mayor-elect in chicago this morning. there is no need for a run-off election now. he called the victory, quote humbling. he will take over for richard daly on the 16th rob will be a terrific mayor for chicago. >> and according to amazon, he has been accused of helping to leak the draft of an unpublished book by one of palin a former aids. >> a massive earthquake rocked new zealand. it hit the second largest city, christchurch. hundreds are dead. right now, a curfew is in place, police say there are too many weak buildings that could topple over at any time. anyone seen out past 6:30 p.m. will be arrested. >> does a cell phone cause brain cancer? there has been fear that holding a cellphone up to your ear can lead to brain cancer. for the first time, scientists have measured changed in the brain caused by radiation from cell phones, they
. >> president obama will spend part of his day with injured troops and their families in bethesda, his first visit there since 2009. the white house said the president will spend about an hour there. and the the former chief of staff rahm emanuel is the mayor-elect in chicago this morning. there is no need for a run-off election now. he called the victory, quote humbling. he will take over for richard daly on the 16th rob will be a terrific mayor for chicago. >> and according to...
167
167
Feb 28, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
obama is offering a compromise on another hot-budget issue. if you think obama health care costs your state too much, he said, design your own plan to cover the same people at the same cost. >> you can implement that plan, and we'll work with you to do it. >> reporter: work with you on crushing deficits. that's the mantra for the moment in washington. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> one man died, and a d.c. police officer was seriously hurt following a hit and run accident at the key bridge. police say just before midnight, a man walking his moped across the bridge was hit and killed by an suv. the suv took off and was later stopped on i-270 in montgomery county. shortly after another car hit the officer who was investigating the hit and run. that driver stayed on the scene. the officer suffered head injuries, but he is expected to recover. the bridge was closed for four hours. >>> a deer crossing a road in prince george's county set off a chain reaction of events that ended with a vehicle crashed into the garage of a house.
obama is offering a compromise on another hot-budget issue. if you think obama health care costs your state too much, he said, design your own plan to cover the same people at the same cost. >> you can implement that plan, and we'll work with you to do it. >> reporter: work with you on crushing deficits. that's the mantra for the moment in washington. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> one man died, and a d.c. police officer was seriously hurt following a hit...
108
108
Feb 20, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
and president obama is not wily coyote. he's not going to let the republicans roadrunner him as they have in the past. that's the reason he is hesitating. the president in fact tried to curb medicare spending through the affordable care act. what happened? republicans demagogue done it, they talked about death panels. you had these old, white-haired medicare recipients screaming in town hall meetings. so, new york city the president is not going to get out there and lead this parade. as far as republicans on health care spending, you know where they're cut? medicaid. that's health care spending for the poor. they will go after that. but they're not going to do very much on medicare. >> i think what the republicans are trying to do here by, as john says, focusing on health care costs, first of all, to avoid the social security thing because that's always the most dangerous, also force the president to defend the health care law, which is at best controversial in the country. >> but isn't there an upside politically for the p
and president obama is not wily coyote. he's not going to let the republicans roadrunner him as they have in the past. that's the reason he is hesitating. the president in fact tried to curb medicare spending through the affordable care act. what happened? republicans demagogue done it, they talked about death panels. you had these old, white-haired medicare recipients screaming in town hall meetings. so, new york city the president is not going to get out there and lead this parade. as far as...
102
102
Feb 17, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
the obama administration announced a $53 billion plan to build a network of high-speed trains across the u.s. in fact, it's already made obama the favorite to win the election of 1836. [ laughter ] [ old timey accent ] "they're building trains. go all the way to californee. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] there's gold! there's gold in them there hills! i can't wait. this donkey is getting' old!" in more political news, vice president biden welcomes sylvania's prime minister, borut pahor, to the white house today. it was a little awkward, though, 'cause when biden heard his name was borut, he was like -- [ borat impersonation ] "your country is nice. i like. sexy time. my wife." [ laughter ] and this morning on the "today" show, michelle obama called the bush twins magnificent and chelsea clinton a solid young woman. yep. [ light laughter ] in fact, the only president's kid she didn't compliment was george bush senior's. [ audience ohs ] interesting. [ laughter ] [ applause ] you guys, get this a new survey found that 15% of americans have had more sex than usual while being snow
the obama administration announced a $53 billion plan to build a network of high-speed trains across the u.s. in fact, it's already made obama the favorite to win the election of 1836. [ laughter ] [ old timey accent ] "they're building trains. go all the way to californee. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] there's gold! there's gold in them there hills! i can't wait. this donkey is getting' old!" in more political news, vice president biden welcomes sylvania's prime minister,...
217
217
Feb 17, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama will sign a bill naming the john roll federal courthouse in your made, arizona. the chief federal judge in arizona died last month as he greeted congresswoman gabrielle give ordinaries in tucson. construction is scheduled to begin in july and be completed by 2013. >>> 4:46 is our time. new overnight, we learned that a federal agent attacked in mexico is out of the house.immigration customs and enforcement agent was released from a houston hospital. his partner, though, was shot and killed while the agents were driving from mexico city to monterey on tuesday. secretary of homeland security janet napolitano and eric holder are forming a joint task force to help with the investigation. >>> pennsylvania authorities are hooking in to reports of a natural gas odor close to the site of a massive gas explosion last week. at least six people in an allentown neighborhood were evacuated wednesday night. firefighters and workers from a local gas company are digging to find the source of the odor which was reported about five blocks from the explosion. five people were killed
president obama will sign a bill naming the john roll federal courthouse in your made, arizona. the chief federal judge in arizona died last month as he greeted congresswoman gabrielle give ordinaries in tucson. construction is scheduled to begin in july and be completed by 2013. >>> 4:46 is our time. new overnight, we learned that a federal agent attacked in mexico is out of the house.immigration customs and enforcement agent was released from a houston hospital. his partner, though,...
154
154
Feb 18, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
it's the second anniversary of the obama stimulus plan. the debt has increased. unemployment is still over 9%. the president says the stimulus worked. >> we're now growing again. we've seen 1.3 million jobs added in the private sector since i've been president. >> reporter: meanwhile, the clock is ticking. two weeks until the government could shut down. to prevent that, democrats asked boehner to agree to short-term economy. >> now he's resort to go threats to do that without any negotiation. >> reporter: but the speaker says no deal unless democrats and president obama agree to republican spending cuts. i'm steve handelsman nbc capitol hill. >>> meanwhile, demonstrators in wisconsin have chosen a tactic. they fled the state yesterday, reportedly checking into an illinois hotel. majority republicans need just one of the 14 democrats to show up for a quorum, which would allow them to vote on and pass the now stalled proposal. the plan would curb the bargaining rights of unions in order to make immediate budget cuts. thousands of workers have come out in protests,
it's the second anniversary of the obama stimulus plan. the debt has increased. unemployment is still over 9%. the president says the stimulus worked. >> we're now growing again. we've seen 1.3 million jobs added in the private sector since i've been president. >> reporter: meanwhile, the clock is ticking. two weeks until the government could shut down. to prevent that, democrats asked boehner to agree to short-term economy. >> now he's resort to go threats to do that without...
203
203
Feb 15, 2011
02/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
back to you. >> all right, michael, thank you. >>> president obama awards the medal of freedom today at the white house, the nation's highest civilian award. among the honorees, president george h.w. bush, plus warren buffett. also receiving the award civil rights pioneer john lewis. and the poet mia angelo. sports figures being honored are bill russell and baseball hall of famer stan the man musial. congratulations to all of them. >>> just ahead, night of the comet. nasa takes new pictures in a fly by. >>> plus a spring surprise for shoppers as clothing prices are set to rise. you're watching the "cbs morning news." e. you're watching the "cbs morning news." [ woman ] i think people were stunned at the hurricane. and it's the little things that you don't think about. people think of the food, they think of housing, but no one thinks: "how are you going to wash your clothes?" i brought towels, blankets. socks. sheets and pillowcases. [ man ] you just don't feel human without clean clothes. [ female announcer ] tide loads of hope is a free laundry service that provides clean clothes f
back to you. >> all right, michael, thank you. >>> president obama awards the medal of freedom today at the white house, the nation's highest civilian award. among the honorees, president george h.w. bush, plus warren buffett. also receiving the award civil rights pioneer john lewis. and the poet mia angelo. sports figures being honored are bill russell and baseball hall of famer stan the man musial. congratulations to all of them. >>> just ahead, night of the comet....
111
111
Feb 14, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> today president obama delivers his 2012 budget proposal to congress. the plan suggests more than $1 trillion in cuts. it includes a five-year domestic spending freeze slashing $78 billion from defense spending and $100 billion from college pell grants which are based on financial need. president obama says the go government needs to tighten its belt in tough economic times. republicans say even with all these cuts, it is not enough. >> it cuts what we can't afford to pay for what we cannot do without. that's what families do in hard times. and that's what our country has to do as well. >> what's really dangerous is if we continue to do nothing and allow the status quo to stay in place. when are we going to get serious about cutting spending? >> despite the $14 trillion deficit, neither side has come up with a plan to cut the two biggest entitlement programs, medicare and social security. >>> also today, the president will talk about making students more competitive about winning the future promise. the school focuses on science, engineering and math. t
. >>> today president obama delivers his 2012 budget proposal to congress. the plan suggests more than $1 trillion in cuts. it includes a five-year domestic spending freeze slashing $78 billion from defense spending and $100 billion from college pell grants which are based on financial need. president obama says the go government needs to tighten its belt in tough economic times. republicans say even with all these cuts, it is not enough. >> it cuts what we can't afford to pay...
116
116
Feb 21, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the obamas are reportedly not on the list. in the past, first ladys have attended. >> the crowd, and the emotions on the outside of that cathederal was extraordinary. then, she went into the cathederal. >> unlike the wedding of charld charles and diane aan extravagant affair. the couple seems to want fun with the formality. 1,900 guests have been invited to westminster abbey, 600 for lunch at buckingham palace. 300 get to stay for an intimate dinner. this is a couple keen to mix royal tradition with real life. first, an official engagement in north weals, then, it is party time. a college reunion at st. andrews university where they met. william and kate take their duties seriously, want a modern wedding, what everyone is calling the people's wedding. >> a few surprising names include three of william and kate's exes. >> if you were not lucky to get an invite to the royal wedding, can you get a look at the bride-to-be's hometown. her family lives in buckleberry, england. the locals have mixed feelings about the tours. >> it lo
. >> the obamas are reportedly not on the list. in the past, first ladys have attended. >> the crowd, and the emotions on the outside of that cathederal was extraordinary. then, she went into the cathederal. >> unlike the wedding of charld charles and diane aan extravagant affair. the couple seems to want fun with the formality. 1,900 guests have been invited to westminster abbey, 600 for lunch at buckingham palace. 300 get to stay for an intimate dinner. this is a couple keen...
208
208
Feb 26, 2011
02/11
by
KQEH
tv
eye 208
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> what do you think president obama means when he says the situation in libya is a direct threat to u.s. national security? >> the united states dismantle all the chemical weapons against libya. once you get the stuff out, you have some companies try to dismantle this stuff. i blame the u.s. government for not done -- not doing this quick enough. the regime is unable to do anything with that stuff. the united states is trying to make a direct warning to gaddafi himself, not to attempt to do anything along those lines. >> thank you. still ahead, back to their all monma mater. kate and we'll return to the school where the romance began. >> tens of thousands of people gathered in the ball iranian capital today. that is the 12 days for protestors in bahrain. the government says it is ready for talks. our reporter was there. >> there are people going back 4 kilometers. there must be tens of thousands of people here. they are demanding the end of the regime. many others think it will be possible. some think there could be a political compromise in which there is a more constitutional mona
. >> what do you think president obama means when he says the situation in libya is a direct threat to u.s. national security? >> the united states dismantle all the chemical weapons against libya. once you get the stuff out, you have some companies try to dismantle this stuff. i blame the u.s. government for not done -- not doing this quick enough. the regime is unable to do anything with that stuff. the united states is trying to make a direct warning to gaddafi himself, not to...
210
210
Feb 23, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 210
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm obama's dad? [ laughter ] laura, you've got to hear this!" [ laughter ] hey, this is a crazy, crazy story. a woman here in new york took off all of her clothes on a delta flight this week. [ light laughter ] people knew something was wrong when they actually heard the words "took off" and "delta" in the same sentence. [ laughter ] they're like, "that's got to be something." give me that. hey, new york's health department has a new iphone app to help new yorkers find the nearest place to get free condoms. [ light laughter ] i heard the condom app is pretty good if you can figure out how to get it open. it's just not easy to -- [ laughter ] tricky. listen to this, ronnie from "jersey shore" pleaded not guilty to punching a guy outside a nightclub back in 2009. now he has to hope prosecutors don't uncover that one piece of evidence, a hit tv show where he said, "hey, i just punched a guy outside a nightclub!" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: that's how you win all of the emmy's. [ light laughter ] that's how you
i'm obama's dad? [ laughter ] laura, you've got to hear this!" [ laughter ] hey, this is a crazy, crazy story. a woman here in new york took off all of her clothes on a delta flight this week. [ light laughter ] people knew something was wrong when they actually heard the words "took off" and "delta" in the same sentence. [ laughter ] they're like, "that's got to be something." give me that. hey, new york's health department has a new iphone app to help new...
110
110
Feb 14, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 110
favorite 0
quote 0
obama's winning the future promise. >>> 4:35 now. egypt's military is taking steps to dismantle former president hosni mubarak's autocratic legacy. it's reaching out to pro-democracy protesters and encouraging youth in particular to consider forming political parties. since mubarak's resignation last friday, military leaders dissolved egypt's parliament, suspended the constitution and promised elections. one of the largest banks said it would stay closed until wednesday. some workers are on strike claiming bank officials are involved in corruption connected to mubarak's greed. >>> we're monitoring another anti-government protest in the middle east. demonstrators have demonstrated in sana'a demanding political reform. protesters in yemen are calling on their president to resign. he's been in power for three decades but promised not to run in the next election. >>> protests have turned violent in bahrain. these pictures from an associated press photographer shows some injured marchers. the shiite majority is leading the protests claimi
obama's winning the future promise. >>> 4:35 now. egypt's military is taking steps to dismantle former president hosni mubarak's autocratic legacy. it's reaching out to pro-democracy protesters and encouraging youth in particular to consider forming political parties. since mubarak's resignation last friday, military leaders dissolved egypt's parliament, suspended the constitution and promised elections. one of the largest banks said it would stay closed until wednesday. some workers...
233
233
Feb 26, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 233
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama said the sanctions are designed to target ga caffey's government and protect the assets of libya's people from being lewded by the regime. this comes after the last of the american vak's are safely taken out by plane and ferry to malta. we'll bring you more in a few minutes. >>> and back here at help, the fate of a prominent plastic surgeon is in the hands of a north carolina jury. prosecutors say dr. raymond cook plowed his mercedes into an aspiring 20-year-old ballerina's car after a day of drinking. the jury will continue deliberations on monday. we will have that story in our next half hour. >>> and the question why are there so many dolphin deaths in the gulf of mexico. scientists are baffled. could there be a link to the bp oil spill? we'll pill yfill you in with th latest. >> and it is oscar weekend. while we all focus on best actor and actress and best film, we'll take a look at the unsung heros, the stunt men and women and hester apparently -- >> did you see what they just did? >> i am in shock because that looked like it was not rehearsed in the least. like you
president obama said the sanctions are designed to target ga caffey's government and protect the assets of libya's people from being lewded by the regime. this comes after the last of the american vak's are safely taken out by plane and ferry to malta. we'll bring you more in a few minutes. >>> and back here at help, the fate of a prominent plastic surgeon is in the hands of a north carolina jury. prosecutors say dr. raymond cook plowed his mercedes into an aspiring 20-year-old...
230
230
Feb 25, 2011
02/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 230
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: president obama called the leaders of britain, france and italy last night to discuss the crisis. the white house is considering a wide range of actions against the regime. >> there are no options we're taking off the table. but what we're focused on are the options that we can take to affect the situation in the near term. >> reporter: possible moves include freezing or seizing gadhafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel, suspending exports to libya and imposing u.n. sanctions. the u.n. security council will meet this afternoon to discuss those sanctions and look for other possible ways to stop the bloodshed and punish the regime. and nato will also meet today to discuss its options. and now, there's a new option, option for americans trying to get out of tripoli. they're told to board a chartered flight leaving late this afternoon for turkey. back to you, betty. >> okay, michael herzenberg in washington. thank you, michael. >>> in this country, for the first time, senate democrats say they are ready to implement immediate spendi
. >> reporter: president obama called the leaders of britain, france and italy last night to discuss the crisis. the white house is considering a wide range of actions against the regime. >> there are no options we're taking off the table. but what we're focused on are the options that we can take to affect the situation in the near term. >> reporter: possible moves include freezing or seizing gadhafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel,...
154
154
Feb 25, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama has spoke to -- >> right now, demonstrators are gathering, the country's iraq's prime minister said they are targe targets. >> investigators say that he bought chemicals online. >> food and wine magazine names a local place one of the best in the country. >> now more warnings, newly installed speed cameras will send you ♪ >> the sounds of motown at the white house, last night's concert features stevie wonder, jamie foxx, and neil jonas. a series of performances from black history month. can you see the concert on march 1st on pbs. >> i want to say, which one of these are not like the other? >> his connection to motown is -- >> not sure about that. look at that hazy, and dreary out there. and tom is here to tell us, not quite what we will see later today. >> big difference later this afternoon. at 6:11, you see the green on radar, moderate rain from the pennsylvania border to central maryland into the western suburbs. this line is heading off to the east. behind this line, into the afternoon, likely, very strong winds, high wind warnings. most of advertently, east and
president obama has spoke to -- >> right now, demonstrators are gathering, the country's iraq's prime minister said they are targe targets. >> investigators say that he bought chemicals online. >> food and wine magazine names a local place one of the best in the country. >> now more warnings, newly installed speed cameras will send you ♪ >> the sounds of motown at the white house, last night's concert features stevie wonder, jamie foxx, and neil jonas. a series...
195
195
Feb 13, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
barack obama ran ahead of schedule. if you run earlier than everybody says you should run, you win. >> but when your name is bush, the timetable is different. and especially -- he can appeal to the tea party but some time has to elapse between the bushes running i would think. chris: but confuse jeb with george w. after you met the guy for five minutes? >> in 2008 we talked about the dynasties. nobody would confuse hillary and bill clinton. chris: are brothers as tight as married people? >> obama has already run against a bush once in 2008. and i think he would win again. and i think jeb knows that. chris: -- >> i don't think the establishment is hungry as it is for an attractive man who can unite the party will convince jeb bush to move up his timetable. 2012, he thinks, and i think he's right. chris: there you are. is that a statement he doesn't think they'll win and that's why he's not running? >> right now obama is strong much that this would be a suicide mission. chris: does he read it that way? jeb bush as smart a
barack obama ran ahead of schedule. if you run earlier than everybody says you should run, you win. >> but when your name is bush, the timetable is different. and especially -- he can appeal to the tea party but some time has to elapse between the bushes running i would think. chris: but confuse jeb with george w. after you met the guy for five minutes? >> in 2008 we talked about the dynasties. nobody would confuse hillary and bill clinton. chris: are brothers as tight as married...
332
332
Feb 15, 2011
02/11
by
KGO
tv
eye 332
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: but in his 2012 budget, president obama proposes eliminating pell grants for summer classes as well as charging more for graduate student loans. that would save the budget $89 million over 10 years. bad news for dash. >> if pell grants weren't available to me, i'd probably be taking out student loans right now and be incurring some debt. >> reporter: that's one of the tough choices president obama says his budget makes. >> if we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kind of cuts will be negligence. >> reporter: another painful cut, $2.5 billion from a program providing home heating assistance for the poor. there are currently a record 8.9 million households seeking that assistance, a number that has gone up for the past three years. >> we need that. we can't -- we got no income as it is, so i hope they don't cut it. we need that. >> reporter: states would lose grant money for airports, water treatment plants and other infrastructure. cities and counties would lose funding for low-income housing and anti-poverty programs, and then there are the p
. >> reporter: but in his 2012 budget, president obama proposes eliminating pell grants for summer classes as well as charging more for graduate student loans. that would save the budget $89 million over 10 years. bad news for dash. >> if pell grants weren't available to me, i'd probably be taking out student loans right now and be incurring some debt. >> reporter: that's one of the tough choices president obama says his budget makes. >> if we're going to walk the walk...
417
417
Feb 28, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 417
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> meantime, protesters in bahrain are demonstrating again as president obama praises the king for showing a commitment to reform. but new protests turned deadly over the weekend as at least two demonstrators were killed. still, protesters assembled today, a rare development in a key u.s. ally in the region. >>> the standoff in wisconsin is growing as police allowed protesters to spend another night in the rotunda of the capitol. they are fighting for collective bargaining rights for unions. >> reporte . >>> sweeping wildfires in texas. a 5-year-old girl was killed. it's being blamed on poor visibility from the smoke. a baby boy is one of the first victims of the earthquake to be laid to rest in new zealand. half of downtown christchurch is facing demolition. the cost of the natural disaster could top $11 billion. >>> now to wall street and trish reagan with the latest on gas prices. good morning. >> good morning. in the last week gas jumped 4% hitting $3.29 a gallon on average. that is the highest it's been for this time of year when gas prices are normally lower. so concern there
. >>> meantime, protesters in bahrain are demonstrating again as president obama praises the king for showing a commitment to reform. but new protests turned deadly over the weekend as at least two demonstrators were killed. still, protesters assembled today, a rare development in a key u.s. ally in the region. >>> the standoff in wisconsin is growing as police allowed protesters to spend another night in the rotunda of the capitol. they are fighting for collective bargaining...
171
171
Feb 24, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the white house says president obama is still grappling with his personal views on same-sex marriage. same-sex couples in hawaii now have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. the governor signed in to what you a civil unions bill. that rye i is the seventh state to grant civil unions. >>> the death toll up went up i new zealand. 98 are dead and 220 remain missing. foreign specialists have come in from around the world to help local police look for survivors who may be trapped in the buildings and rubble. prime minister has declared a natural disaster and says the damage could top $12 billion. >>> 6:06 now. have you cruised the inner county connector yet? you're not alone. more than 30,000 people took the ick through the end of last evening's rush. the first section of the highway opened yesterday. it connects i-270 and georgia avenue. i 370, rather, and georgia area. the icc is free for now. starting march 7th, you will have to pay between 60 cents and $1.45. you took it yesterday. your first impressions? >> it's a beautiful highway. it goes through beautiful land
. >> the white house says president obama is still grappling with his personal views on same-sex marriage. same-sex couples in hawaii now have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. the governor signed in to what you a civil unions bill. that rye i is the seventh state to grant civil unions. >>> the death toll up went up i new zealand. 98 are dead and 220 remain missing. foreign specialists have come in from around the world to help local police look for...
216
216
Feb 14, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 216
favorite 0
quote 0
tomorrow, president obama will roll out his 2012 budget. the budget includes more than $1 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade. those cuts are a lot less than the $4 trillion suggested by the president's own bipartisan deficit reduction commission. republicans say that the cuts do not go deep enough. >>> also, starting tomorrow you might want to leave the house early if you plan on using one woodbridge commuter line. the lot just south of potomac mills mall will only have 275 spaces available now. there used to be 1,000 there. the mall needs those parking spaces because it's adding more shops and restaurants. that lot sits on private land owned by the mall. >>> and thousands won't have to worry about finding parking this week. this is national telework week. an effort to get agencies and workers to go green. that means many will be working from home this week. teleworking saves companies money, reduces commuter costs, and helps people balance work and personal lives. according to the official site for national telework week, more
tomorrow, president obama will roll out his 2012 budget. the budget includes more than $1 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade. those cuts are a lot less than the $4 trillion suggested by the president's own bipartisan deficit reduction commission. republicans say that the cuts do not go deep enough. >>> also, starting tomorrow you might want to leave the house early if you plan on using one woodbridge commuter line. the lot just south of potomac mills mall will only have 275...
80
80
Feb 24, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 80
favorite 0
quote 0
., president obama broke his public silence on the violence calling it, quote, outrageous and he said his highest priority is protecting u.s. citizens as the state department worked to evacuate them from libya by ferry. those efforts have been delayed by weather. >>> the device in wisconsin over bargaining rights is deepening after a prank phone call that the state's governor put a spotlight on potential motives behind that controversy. here is michael isakoff. >> reporter: publicly, the governor has said the fight against union rights is to balance the budget. in a phone call he thought he was having with a major phone donner, walker provided his critics with evidence that his real motivation has been about crushing public unions. >> this is essentially about having the taxpayer used to pay to lobby with the taxpayer money. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: the caller was believed to be david koch. in fact, he was talking to a left leading journalist posing as koch. >> this is our moment. >> reporter: the governor's plan would force the government to contribute with pension and benefits,
., president obama broke his public silence on the violence calling it, quote, outrageous and he said his highest priority is protecting u.s. citizens as the state department worked to evacuate them from libya by ferry. those efforts have been delayed by weather. >>> the device in wisconsin over bargaining rights is deepening after a prank phone call that the state's governor put a spotlight on potential motives behind that controversy. here is michael isakoff. >> reporter:...
222
222
Feb 25, 2011
02/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
the white house said today president obama has called european leaders to review options for forcing qaddafi to stop firing on the opposition and as david martin reports, everything is on the table. >> reporter: the state department is considering closing down the american embassy in libya as the u.s. clears the decks for sanctions and perhaps even military action that will, as the white house puts it, compel qaddafi to cease and desist. >> any strategy to compel a leader attempts to put at risk the things that he values: his power, his money, his family. >> reporter: among the options the u.s. is considering: u.n. sanctions, freezing or seizing qaddafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel, suspending exports to libya, all of which take time, none of which go for the jugular. >> for a trade embargo to work with libya, you would have to consider seriously cutting off trade in oil. but the trick here is that the world needs libyan oil. >> reporter: other options involve intervention, sending in relief supplies, broadcasting to the libyan people, cr
the white house said today president obama has called european leaders to review options for forcing qaddafi to stop firing on the opposition and as david martin reports, everything is on the table. >> reporter: the state department is considering closing down the american embassy in libya as the u.s. clears the decks for sanctions and perhaps even military action that will, as the white house puts it, compel qaddafi to cease and desist. >> any strategy to compel a leader attempts...
196
196
Feb 28, 2011
02/11
by
WRC
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
meanwhile president obama is encouraging the nation's governors to work together as the standoff over union rights of budget cuts in wisconsin enters a third week. tracie potts joins us live from washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. protesters may have been forced out of wisconsin's state capitol, but their budget battle continues with democrats hiding out across state lines preventing a vote on what the governor says could cost them 1500 jobs. he wants to make deep cuts including cutting collective bargaining for state employees. governor scott walker on "meet the press" says if they don't act soon, the state could lose $155 billion by tomorrow. i should say million dollars by tomorrow. now, here in washington, they're focusing on the budget, also. there will be a government shutdown by friday, democrats and republicans trying to come up with a compromise that at some point looks like it may include extending the current budget for another two weeks, but with $4 billion in cuts. the problem is they're looking at the smallest part of the budget and over the weeke
meanwhile president obama is encouraging the nation's governors to work together as the standoff over union rights of budget cuts in wisconsin enters a third week. tracie potts joins us live from washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. protesters may have been forced out of wisconsin's state capitol, but their budget battle continues with democrats hiding out across state lines preventing a vote on what the governor says could cost them 1500 jobs. he wants to make deep...